Classification |
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Species: | Malachite |
Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Habit: | acicular; fibrous masses; crusts. |
Colour: | pale to dark green |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Linarite | ⓘ3 photos of Malachite associated with Linarite at this locality. |
Caledonite | ⓘ3 photos of Malachite associated with Caledonite at this locality. |
Cerussite | ⓘ3 photos of Malachite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 16812 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:16812:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5173340e-0d5e-4385-9816-1f0e3d034170 |
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘSwinburn Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
References |
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Green, D.I., Bridges, T.F., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M., Tindle, A.G. (2008) A review of the mineralogy of the Roughton Gill Mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 2 The Roughton Gill South Vein on Balliway Rigg. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 3-28 |
Higher Roughton Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK